<p>Payless ShoeSource, Inc. reported that same-store sales decreased 0.6% during the February reporting period, the four weeks ended March 1, 2003. Company sales totaled $175.3 million, a 0.4% increase from $174.6 million during fiscal February of last year</p>
<p>The May Department Stores Company reported preliminary net sales of $846 million for the four-week period ended March 1, 2003, a 7.5% decrease from $914 million in the similar four-week period last year. Store-for-store sales decreased 8.9%…</p>
<p>Federated Department Stores, Inc. reported total sales of $985 million for the four weeks ended March 1, 2003. This represents a decrease of 6.0% from total sales of $1.048 billion for the same period last year. On a same-store basis, Federated's Fe</p>
<p>Value City Department Stores, Inc. announced total sales for the four weeks ended March 1, 2003, decreased 7.2% to $145.0 million from $156.2 million for the four weeks ended March 2, 2002. The company's same store sales decreased 12.1% for the four</p>
<p>Comparable store sales for The Elder-Beerman Stores Corp. decreased 14.5% for the four weeks ending March 1, 2003 compared to the four weeks ending March 2, 2002. Total store sales decreased by 14.5% to $35.9 million versus the same period last year… </p>
<p>Target Corporation reported that its net retail sales for the four weeks ended March 1, 2003 increased 6.4 percent to $2.926 billion from $2.750 billion for the four-week period ended March 2, 2002. Comparable-store sales declined 1.4 percent from fiscal</p>
<p>Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. reported net sales for the four-week period ending February 28, 2003, of $18.796 billion, an increase of 9.2% over the $17.207 billion in the similar period in the prior year…</p>
<p>J. C. Penney Company, Inc. reported February comparable department store sales decreased 2.1% for the four weeks ended February 22, 2003, compared with last year's strong 12.5% gain…</p>
<p>Quiksilver, Inc. announced consolidated net sales for the first quarter of fiscal 2003 ended January 31, 2003 increased 31% to $192.1 million as compared to fiscal 2002 first quarter consolidated net sales of $147.0 million. Consolidated net income for th</p>
<p>Benetton Group has signed a preliminary binding agreement for the divestiture of its Rollerblade business to Prime Newco, a company of the Tecnica Group, and recent acquirer of the Nordica business…</p>
<p>Kellwood Company reported sales for the year were $2.2 billion, down $77 million, or 3% from $2.3 billion reported last year. Excluding the acquisition of Gerber Childrenswear on June 25, 2002, sales for the year were down $192 million, or 8%, but ahead </p>
<p>The Kellwood Board of Directors meeting elected Stephen L. Ruzow and Donna B. Weaver corporate vice presidents. Ruzow joined Kellwood as president of Kellwood Womenswear in 2001. Donna B. Weaver was named vice president corporate communications in 2002..</p>
<p>Aeropostale, Inc. announced that total net sales for the four-week period ended March 1, 2003 increased 25.6% to $27.2 million, compared to $21.6 million for the four weeks ended March 2, 2002…</p>
<p>American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. announced that total sales for the four-week period ended March 1, 2003 increased 4.5% to $74.3 million, compared to $71.1 million for the four-week period ended March 2, 2002. Comparable store sales for the American Eagle </p>
<p>Nordstrom, Inc. reported preliminary sales of $367.6 million for the four-week period ending March 1, 2003, an increase of 2.4% compared to sales of $359.1 million for the four-week period ending March 2, 2002…</p>
